Education is at the heart of our herbal philosophy
Herbal medicine has been called the people’s medicine and we couldn’t agree more. A huge part of our mission at Milk & Honey Herbs is to connect people and plants and rekindle folks’ connection with the green world
We have online and in-person offerings including a membership community, yearly 9-month apprenticeship, hands-on workshops, herb walks and more
In-Person Classes
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Weekend intensives, hands-on workshops and herb walks, international trips, From the Roots Up herbal apprenticeship and more
Registration now OPEN for 2026!
From The Roots Up:
Bioregional Herbalism Apprenticeship
A 9-month herbal apprenticeship meeting March-November with Year 1 + Year 2 options!
This class is all about connection. We all come from plant people, be it an ancestor one generation back or fifty. This class is a remembering. Of our ancestral connection to the plants. Of herbal medicine. Of trust in nature. Of trust in ourselves.
Our focus is on medicine-making, sustainable wildcrafting, building the home apothecary, and nurturing relationships with our locally abundant medicinal plants.
“I have become enthralled with what is available to us from the plants around us and have become much more connected to those growing right in my own yard. I can’t stop thinking about everything I learned!” -T. S.
Class size is limited and our classes often fill-up. Register early to hold your place in class!
MYCOBOTANICA:
Mushrooms & Plants of Northern Greece
Spring Herbal Immersion
May 22nd-30th, 2026
Epirus, Greece
In collaboration with mycologist Olga Tzogas of Smugtown Mushrooms, Greek herbalist Eleni Bourou and Greek mycologists and culture-keepers, I am SO thrilled to announce MYCOBOTANICA: May 22nd-30th, 2026 in the Zagori region of Epirus in northern Greece!
We'll spend time with spring superblooms of the Pindus Mtns, commune with olive trees in bloom, explore the flora and fungi of magical high meadows and deep oak, pine and fir forests, forage, make medicine, eat and prepare the most delicious food together and bliss out with the mushrooms and plants.
Tree Medicine
Spring Intenstive
Spring Equinox Weekend 2026
March 21st + 22nd
9am-5pm
At Sawmill Herb Farm- Montague, MA
Join us the weekend of spring equinox for a 2-day intensive on the medicinal trees of the northeast!
The northeast is about 75% forested and contains numerous medicinal tree species, both native and non-native, making this a category of medicinals well worth getting to know. In this 2-day, weekend intensive, we'll highlight the medicinal uses of northeast tree species in season in the spring- which is an ideal time to harvest medicinal barks- and learn about a variety of medicinal trees.
Trees we may work with may include Willow (Salix spp), Sweet Birch (Betula lenta), Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides), Cottonwood (Populus deltoides), Wild Cherry (Prunus serotina), Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), Peach (Prunus persica) , Magnolia (Magnolia spp), Apple and Crabapple (Malus sylvestris), Alder (Alnus spp), White Pine (Pinus strobus), Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), Juniper (Juniperus spp), and more.
Class will be a combination of:
Plant walks focusing on ID, ecology, and sustainable wildcrafting methods
Materia Medica (full medicinal profile) of numerous northeast medicinal trees
Medicine-making (tinctures, cordials/elixirs, conifer resin salve, cottonwood bud tallow balm, and more)
Solo and integration time with the plants on the land
We’ll learn techniques for sustainably wildcrafting bark, how to to ID many of our local medicinal trees while they are still in bud before they have leafed-out, their medicinal benefits, and how to capture these properties in your own homemade medicines like tinctures, oils, syrups, teas, and more!
FULL for 2026. Email to be added to the waitlist
Medicinal and Edible Plant Walks
Public plant walks focusing on edible and medicinal plants are offered throughout the year at various locales throughout the valley and beyond. We discuss medicinal and culinary uses of the many useful plants we find along the way, as well as medicinal preparations, easy plant ID tips and basic botany, and wildcrafting techniques. You can view our upcoming events below, including plant walks, and also on our events page.
Private walks on your land can be arranged, as well as private walks for events, organizations, and so on- please email or reach-out on the contact form for details!
Workshops
Workshops are offered throughout the year at local farms, colleges, co-ops, conferences, and events. You can view our upcoming events below or on our events page
And please be in touch if you're interested in hosting a workshop in your community or space!
Online Classes
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Online Classes *
We offer a diverse array of online learning opportunities, including a membership community, a 6 week online course, and virtual workshops.
Read on to learn more!
Viriditas
Membership
Want to learn herbalism at your own pace in a supportive herbal community?
Join us for online classes and herbal education in Viriditas, our membership program and online herb school on Patreon. This is a place for folks who love herbalism, d.i.y. medicine-making, and all things plant medicine.
“Your content is bringing me so much joy this spring. I am relatively new to herbalism, and I really appreciate how accessible you make everything. I just went on my first foraging adventure yesterday after listening to your spring foraging class! I have only been a subscriber for a week and you have already changed how I look at plants like Dandelions:) Every time I see one now (which is a lot) I reflect on the abundance of medicine around us. Thank you so much for the love and energy you put into your work.”- R.M.
You can join at anytime!
Spice Rack Medicine
Winter Online Series
This course covers the rich subject of Kitchen Medicine, demystifying herbalism and bringing it back into the home.
Explore the amazing medicinal uses of the culinary herbs and ways to capture their properties for medicine, both in herbal preparations and in our food. Among the most ancient of plants included in humans' diets, these plants are still much-loved and utilized in modern herbalism today.
Topics also include herbal broths and soups, adaptogens and medicinal mushrooms in the kitchen, eating for your constitution, gut health, seaweeds and nutritive herbs and more!
"This online series is one of my favorite herbal experiences I’ve had! I’ve been studying herbalism for 4 years and wondered if I should take this course or not and I am so so happy I did. The content is so rich and there’s so much magic within this series."-L.M.
Enrollment currently closed
Join the waitlist to be notified when we open the doors next
Upcoming Events
Featured Past Events
Find a full list of past events here.
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American Herbalists Guild (AHG) Symposium, HERBSTALK, Western Mass Herbal Symposium, GATHER Herbal Conference, RADHERB Convergence, Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference, Northeast Permaculture Convergence, Yoga + Herbs Convergence, UMASS Residential Life Wellness Conference, NOFA-MA Winter Conference, Groundnuts Ancestral Skills Gathering, Rhode Island Herb Fest
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Unifier Festival, Red Fire Farm Tomato Festival, Winterfare
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CISA (Communities Involved in Sustaining Agriculture), Railroad Street Youth Project, Brickhouse Community Resource Center, The Hitchcock Center, Just Roots/Greenfield Community Farm, Bullard Memorial Farm, Grow Food Amherst, Spiral, People's Medicine Garden, Amherst Historical Society
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Food For Thought Books, River Valley Co-op, All Things Local Cooperative Market
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Next Barn Over, Sawmill Herb Farm, Brookfield Farm, Crimson & Clover Farm, Just Roots, The Farm at Avalon, Full Kettle Farm, Red Fire Farm, Dig In Farm, Montague Retreat Center, Sweet Autumn Farm, Montview Farm, Blue Crow Botanicals Farm
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Blue Dragon Apothecary, Goldthread Herbal Apothecary, Bower Studio, Flower Power Herbs & Roots
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Shutesbury Public Library, Public Library System of Martha’s Vineyard, Springfield Public Library
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The Childbirth Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Permaculture FEAST, UMASS Medicinal Plant Program, UMASS Permaculture Initiative, Hampshire College, Western Mass Herbal Meet-up Group, SPIRAL, Herbal Community of Central Mass, Tower Hill Botanic Garden, UMASS Arthur F Kinney Center for Renaissance Studies, Amherst LSSE
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New England Botanic Gardens at Tower Hill, Northfield Mtn Recreation & Environmental Center